plural yuan
1
the basic monetary unit of the People's Republic of China see Money Table compare renminbi
2
: the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Play Video The yuan weakened on the news, while the CSI 300 Index of Chinese shares fell as much as 0.6% in early trading before paring about half of its decline.
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Josh Wingrove, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
In January, Apple began offering discounts of up to 500 yuan ($70) on its iPhones in China — Apple’s first price cut on new models in years.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 8 May 2024
In China, catching and selling cicadas as food is highly profitable, with local cicada catchers making 10,000 yuan ($1,410) a month.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
And a 2023 show launched on WeChat earned some 100 million yuan (around $19 million) in revenue in just eight days.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 27 Apr. 2024
Across the province, 36 houses collapsed while 48 were severely damaged, resulting in a direct economic loss of nearly 140.6 million yuan, Xinhua reported.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2024
The company slashed prices by nearly $2,000 (14,000 yuan) for its latest Model 3 to about $32,600 (231,900 yuan), according to CNBC.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Firms listed in mainland China repurchased 120 billion yuan ($16.6 billion) worth of stocks, more than doubling the amount spent in 2022, according to government statistics.
—Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Josh Wingrove, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
In January, Apple began offering discounts of up to 500 yuan ($70) on its iPhones in China — Apple’s first price cut on new models in years.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 8 May 2024
In China, catching and selling cicadas as food is highly profitable, with local cicada catchers making 10,000 yuan ($1,410) a month.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
And a 2023 show launched on WeChat earned some 100 million yuan (around $19 million) in revenue in just eight days.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 27 Apr. 2024
Across the province, 36 houses collapsed while 48 were severely damaged, resulting in a direct economic loss of nearly 140.6 million yuan, Xinhua reported.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2024
The company slashed prices by nearly $2,000 (14,000 yuan) for its latest Model 3 to about $32,600 (231,900 yuan), according to CNBC.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
The problem for Russia, of course, is that this trade with China will increasingly occur with prices dictated by Beijing and payable in yuan.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Firms listed in mainland China repurchased 120 billion yuan ($16.6 billion) worth of stocks, more than doubling the amount spent in 2022, according to government statistics.
—Laura He, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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Yuan
geographical name
Yu·an
ˈywen 
ˈywän
1
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeast central China flowing from Guizhou northeast to northeastern Hunan
2
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